What do you guys think is the best performing competition-oriented monometal?
The best I’ve tried is probably the Sengoku Forge followed by the Kenshin and Sleipnir. I’m interested in trying a VTWO though.
There’s a lot of talk for the Banshee as well and I bet it’s a great yoyo but I feel like it gets a little overhyped as a G2 but I haven’t tried it myself so I can’t say for certain.
Maybe not competition oriented because of the shape, but the boa by reticulated return tops is something you can’t go wrong with for $45. I would recommend others like the cadence and banshee, but I’ve never tried them. The boa I have tried which is why I put that.
Kenshin: 7068 + thin walls + extreme rim weight = a performance monster that slays on the string, just has quite a bit of inertia
Topdeck: Very powerful with very thin walls, but the more midship oriented weight distribution reduces inertia when moving
Cadence: 7068 + thin walls + extreme rim weight (again) + extreme width = slower and more chill performance machine that still slays on string
ND Ultra: 7068 + OD Gradient shape allows for more concentrated rim weight, spins with the power of a nuclear reactor and moves just right, not too fast nor slow.
This is my feeling as well. So many amazing monometals that it ends up being preference. And if you desire cuh-ray-zee outta this world performance in the first place, why would you limit yourself to monometals instead of bimetals or even more exotic stuff…?
I have a simple practice combo chain that I use to gauge the spin time and stability of a yoyo. Outside of (nearly all) my One Drops, very few monometals make it through with enough spin left to make a good bind without resorting to something like a sky bind. The Cadence and Ko’Edge are among those that don’t, which is why I am surprised when I hear people describe either as “spins for days”. If that’s the case, then my One Drops “spin for weeks” by comparison.
I tried swapping the bearing and it didn’t make any noticeable difference. I also have a second Cadence that behaves the same. All I can say is that in my experience, the Cadence doesn’t come even close to the spin time and stability of my VTWOs. I don’t see how it could given how different its weight distribution is.